Me against the World

We all want to change the world, but social change doesn’t come from converting every person, one by one. The current crop of new urbanists and champions of active mobility don’t aim to bully each listener into a new lifestyle. We won’t expect you to defy the incentives that make driving sensible for you. We only ask to have the option to safely walk, ride, and roll. This demands new considerations in the built environment, not in your individual choices.

Opening theme music by Computer Music All-Stars, “May the Chords Be with You,” released 2018, available on the Free Music Archive, licensed CC BY 4.0. Closing theme from the Korea Copyright Commission, a 2022 performance of samul-nori music, available at Gongyu Madang, LSMBG0704, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. Logo art by Kyle Keswick of Keswick Design Company in Plattsburgh, New York, with edits for contrast and color. Recorded in Plattsburgh, New York. Copyright 2025 by Sae Ong Jee Ma LLC.